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[multifru196]

Thais of Athens from Thais of Athens by Ivan Efremov

[flamelikesunset]

"At one time people called their urge to comprehend reality a mere dream," she continued. "You will dream in that way all your lives and will know joy in knowledge, in movement, in struggle and in labour. Never pay any attention to the falls that follow flights of the spirit because they are the regular turns of the spiral of motion that we find in all matter. The reality of liberty is stern but you have been prepared for it by the discipline of your schooling and upbringing; you, therefore, are permitted all the changes of activity that constitute happiness because you are conscious of your responsibility. The dream of tranquil inactivity has not been justified by history because it is against the nature of man the fighter. There always have been and still are specific difficulties in every epoch, but a regular and rapid ascent to the heights of knowledge and emotion, science and art has become the good fortune of all mankind!"

[dr-roger]

Большинство людей не понимает, что великое многообразие и красочность мира будут служить им крепчайшей душевной поддержкой на протяжении всей жизни.

"Лезвие бритвы" © Иван Ефремов